Larry
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Larry is a character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "The Pale King," appearing within the metafictional section titled "Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Larry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20492136 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Context triple: [Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages, featuresCharacter, Larry]
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Larry
Larry is the given name of Larry Bird, the legendary Hall of Fame Boston Celtics forward widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players in NBA history.
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Larry
Larry is the sarcastic and somewhat cynical cameraman who works alongside Phil Connors in the film "Groundhog Day."
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Larry
Larry is the fictional mayor of the shark-plagued resort town Amity Island in the film "Jaws."
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Larry
Larry is the given name of Larry Poons, an American abstract painter associated with the Color Field movement and Op Art.
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Larry
Larry is a central character in Stephen King’s short story “The Last Rung on the Ladder,” whose relationship with his sister and a childhood tragedy drives the narrative’s emotional impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Larry Target entity description: Larry is a character in David Foster Wallace’s novel "The Pale King," appearing within the metafictional section titled "Eternal Curse on the Reader of These Pages."
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Larry
Larry is a central character in Lanford Wilson's play "Burn This," known for his sharp wit and emotionally complex relationships.
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Larry
Larry is a central character in Stephen King’s short story “The Last Rung on the Ladder,” whose relationship with his sister and a childhood tragedy drives the narrative’s emotional impact.
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Larry
Larry is the given name of Larry L. King, an American playwright, journalist, and author best known for co-writing the musical "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas."
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Larry
Larry is the central protagonist of the film "The Van," around whom the story’s events and character dynamics revolve.
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Larry
Larry is the sarcastic and somewhat cynical cameraman who works alongside Phil Connors in the film "Groundhog Day."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.